Don't choose ease at a difficult age

Chapter 1 Preface
Many people envy the infinite scenery of successful people, and some even secretly think that it would be great if Jack Ma was his father.

Have you ever thought about it like this?How old were you when you thought this way? 15 years old? 20 years old? 25 years old? 30 years old?
You are still so young, at such a dazzling age, you don't take risks, don't fight for a scholarship, don't challenge the unknown at work, don't work hard for your dreams.While scrolling through WeChat Moments, browsing Taobao, dozing off, you dream of entering a well-known large company as soon as you graduate, and getting promoted as soon as you join the company.I dream of getting financing as soon as I start a business, and rushing to go public as soon as I get financing.Dreaming of getting what you want, not lacking money, not lacking love, and enjoying life in peace.

But why?Why don't you pay a little bit, what you want, life should be held in front of you?

At the beginning, when Jack Ma founded Haibo Translation Agency, he couldn't make ends meet.In order to survive, Jack Ma sold underwear, gifts, medicine and other small commodities, and went around to sell them. He suffered a lot of humiliation and suffered a lot.For three full years, the translation agency relied on Jack Ma to sell these groceries to survive.

Later, when Ma Yun founded Alibaba, it was still quite difficult.When I go out to do errands, I basically rely on walking, and I rarely take a taxi.It is said that once, everyone went out to buy things, and there was a lot of things, so they had no choice but to take a taxi.Everyone waved to a taxi on the road. When a Santana car came, they waved their hands and refused to sit in it. They waited until a Xiali car arrived before they got on it, because the cost per kilometer of a Xiali car was higher than that of a Santana car. 2 yuan cheaper.

We have seen the glamorous side of successful people, but we don’t know how long before they became successful, they worked hard every night and only slept for two or three hours a day?How many times have you fallen in the dirt and even had someone step on your body?How many times have you encountered supercilious looks, and how many rejections have you had?

When you are looking for a job with high salary and stability without overtime, you should know that "there has never been a job called more money, less work, and closer to home."How much you pay, how much you will get.Those successful people are made, but not in a day.

When you complain that you don't have a rich dad, you should know, "In this era, you don't need to fight for your father and mother, but for your real talents and real learning."French economist Raul Amoros has counted the sources of funds of the richest people in different countries, and found that the ratio of the richest man who became the richest man by "fighting for his father" to the richest man who started from scratch by "fighting for talent" is basically 1:1.In other words, if you don't have a rich dad, you still have the opportunity to earn the wealth you want by relying on your talents.

When you repeat the monotonous days but lose your dreams, you must know that there are still dreams, what if they come true?Do you think that childhood dreams are a bit whimsical and sound so ridiculous.The dream of growing up is eroded by firewood, rice, oil and salt every day, and loses the luster it should have.Have you lost hope for your dreams?How do you know your dreams can't come true if you haven't worked hard at all?
When you complain that the general situation is bad and business is difficult, you should know that "business has never been easy".In any era, doing business is like opening a road in a thorny jungle with no roads, getting up early and working late, worrying about fear, working for a year but getting nothing or even losing money.Ma Yun believes that people who say that business is easy to do are basically bragging.Doing business in any era requires taking risks, and you have to pay a lot of brain, heart, and physical strength... The story of getting rich overnight is basically a story in a TV series.A good business takes time and hard work to build.Spending a lot of time and energy may not lead to good business, but not spending time and energy will certainly not lead to good business!

When you look around and see when you will reach the end on the road of persistence, you must know that there will be countless obstacles and difficulties on the road to success. As long as there is one problem that is not resolved, all previous efforts may be wasted.Impetuousness will not only make people eager for quick success, but also easily lead people astray.

Youth is the most beautiful time in a person's life, and it is also the key years that determine a person's future development.If you choose to be comfortable for 10 years, you will have to pay back with 50 years of hard work in the future.If you work hard for 10 years, you will surely gain happiness in the next 50 years.

In November 2015, Jack Ma, a grassroots hero admired by many people, said: "I would like to spend all my wealth in exchange for my youth."

The most precious thing is never wealth but time.Don't choose ease at the age when you can endure hardship the most.While you are young, passionate, courageous, and have the capital to fail, give it a go and make your life different from now on.

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